Salt & Light Catholic Radio presents “Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy.” Based on the 1998 Encyclical from Pope Saint John Paul II, Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage shares more about WHY the 7th day is holy and HOW we can keep it that way! In today’s episode, Sister shares more about the Genesis account of Creation.  To learn more about the ministry work of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org 

Morning Light welcomes back Dcn. Scott Pearhill, Editor of the Idaho Catholic Register, to walk us through the latest issue hot off the press!

Today on "Catholic Book Club," Morning Light welcomes Mike Aquilina, co-author of “Feast of Our Fathers: Praying the Church Year with the Early Christians” along with Adam Lucas.  To get your copy of this great new book, visit www.catholicbooksdirect.com

Cathryn Gardner from Our Lady of the Rosary parish in SE Boise joins Morning Light to cover our weekly "Sacred Music" segment and shares snippets of the following songs:

Just Like You- Matt Maher  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPg4JWwthSc

Just a Closer Walk With Thee  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5BqXzyPkA4

You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0xUnb35-6E

Leonardo Sanchez from Bishop Kelly High School is the latest recipient of the Blessed Carlo Acutis Distinguished Graduate Award. He was nominated by Laura Reeping at St. Paul's who says: “Leo is a young man who practices his Faith.  He attended St. Paul's School from 6th to 8th grade, was an altar server and in the choir at school and parish masses. He is a lector, youth minister, camp counselor at Jr. High Camp, and is always willing to be a light of Christ to others, especially his peers. 

Gina Schmidt returns to Morning Light to cover some general summer health and safety topics. Summer is actually a time of year when many accidents and injuries occur. So, Gina joins us to help you and your families get prepared for fun in the sun and water. 

In our weekly vocations segment, Morning Light introduces you to Fr. Larry Barile from the Diocese of Norwich, CT.  Fr. Larry is a late vocation to the priesthood, having been a husband, father and respiratory therapist for almost 30 years before joining the seminary! Tune in and listen to his unique story that proves how the Lord can write straight with crooked lines.

Morning Light shares part 2 of our conversation with Sister Mary Joachim from the Gode Catholic Mission in Ethiopia. This chat is entitled “Global Faith.”

Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Pat King and David Fortin. Today, they discuss the subject - "Are Men Expendable?"  Tune in for the discussion!

"Catholic Counseling" is a weekly segment of Morning Light where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health. Today, Jarrod Crump, Family Nurse Practitioner that has been working in healthcare since 2015 and exclusively in mental health since 2020. He is part of the team at Meridian Advanced Psychiatry (https://map-clinic.com) Today, Jarrod talks about emotions - what are they and why do we have them?  Can we say that some emotions are bad, while others are good?  Why does it matter to know our emotions and how to deal with them?  What are some resources for people? If you're looking for a Catholic Counselor for your own needs, a great resource is https://catholictherapistsidaho.org